Stable Emotions (Chapter 146)
Sure enough, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
Ye Sheng was speechless, finally understanding why Mo Lin had sent the message in such a hurry, he was trying to recruit people for the team he was forming!
An Esper like Gu Luoyu was a rare treasure, someone who could be pulled into the team without spending a single penny. It was truly a stroke of luck… Even if it was just a temporary addition, it still put them ahead of other teams.
However, it wasn’t a one-sided exploitation but a win-win situation.
If she and Gu Luoyu were to form a team…
But forming a team was something that had to be discussed with Gu Luoyu; she couldn’t decide alone… If Gu Luoyu wasn’t willing to go through the trouble, then it was better not to form a team at all.
Through their interactions, Ye Sheng noticed that Gu Luoyu resisted contact with others. It wasn’t just social anxiety; she genuinely disliked it.
To the point of aversion.
This made Ye Sheng feel like she was a special exception…
“Gu Luoyu, do you want to form a team?”
Thinking this, Ye Sheng immediately turned to Gu Luoyu and asked.
Gu Luoyu tilted her head to look at her, then nodded quickly. “Mm, the new plan the base introduced seems interesting. We can give it a try.”
Gu Luoyu’s agreement was invigorating!
Ye Sheng grinned, her dark eyes sparkling. “I want to try forming a team too. Since we’ve decided, I’ll reply to Mo Lin right away.”
With that, Ye Sheng began typing on the Superpower Network, not keeping Mo Lin waiting for long.
[Kindergarten Top Student]: I just asked Gu Luoyu, and she agreed to join.
[Wilderness Know-It-All]: That’s great!!! Sister Ye, if you’re free now, you can come here and take a look. I’m filling out the application form with some people. You can also ask about the detailed conditions for forming a team.
Mo Lin replied quickly, sending the specific coordinates.
When Ye Sheng opened it, she found that the location was in the outer city area, not far from the street they were currently on. It was worth a visit.
She did have a lot of questions that needed answering.
For example, after joining a temporary team, how many tasks would they need to complete before they could form a team without any restrictions?
[Kindergarten Top Student]: We’re on our way!
After deciding to meet, Ye Sheng eagerly led Gu Luoyu to the coordinates, only to find that the newly established team office was right next to the mission hall, so there was no worry of getting lost.
However, although it was a fairly large building, the windows and doors were covered with privacy film.
From the outside, it was impossible to see what was going on inside.
It had a mysterious vibe.
The new rule allowing the formation of teams hadn’t been widely circulated yet, so the team office was deserted, with only a few people visiting.
But when Ye Sheng entered the hall, she found the opposite to be true.
Just beyond the entrance hall, the long service counter in the main hall was bustling with activity. Hundreds of people were scattered around, asking questions about forming teams… and some who had gotten a head start had already submitted their team applications.
Like Mo Lin.
Because he had temporarily enabled location sharing, Mo Lin immediately spotted Ye Sheng and Gu Luoyu. He quickly asked the person next to him to keep an eye on the application progress, then left his seat and rushed over to them.
Without any shyness, he loudly exclaimed, “Sister Ye, Sister Gu, you’re finally here!”
In an instant, many eyes turned their way, making Ye Sheng’s expression remain stoic while her toes curled in embarrassment.
Mo Lin was truly a social butterfly!
She was almost dying of social anxiety.
(ಥ_ಥ)
As Ye Sheng wished she could cover her face, Gu Luoyu remained completely calm.
Such emotional stability made Ye Sheng genuinely envious…
Afterward, to prevent Mo Lin from causing more of a scene in public, Ye Sheng quickly said, “Let’s go check on the team application progress first!”
Fortunately, Mo Lin hadn’t forgotten the main task. After Ye Sheng changed the subject, he agreed immediately and led the two back to where he had been sitting, introducing the people around him. “Sister Ye, these are the team members I’ve contacted! Vice-captains Niu Li and Qian Sen…”
Mo Lin had brought quite a few people, over a dozen in total, but he didn’t introduce all of them.
Instead, he focused on introducing the two vice-captains.
Niu Li wore a half-mask that covered the lower part of her face, and there was a deep scar on her left eyelid. Her short, reddish-brown hair framed a pair of dark green eyes, which were currently coldly observing Ye Sheng and Gu Luoyu.
When she looked at Gu Luoyu, a clear sense of competitiveness flashed in her eyes.
Although Niu Li was a woman, her muscles were well-defined, and her exposed arms were covered in countless scars. She exuded the wild and fierce aura of a tiger, her presence formidable.
The other vice-captain, Qian Sen, was a middle-aged man with a scholarly demeanor. He was very friendly, and as Mo Lin introduced him, he gave Ye Sheng and Gu Luoyu a warm smile.
However, his brown-green eyes scanned them up and down, revealing a scrutinizing gaze.
These two people, Niu Li, a former member of the Blade Mercenary Group, had completed many dangerous missions in the mission hall, making her one of the essential conditions for forming a team.
Qian Sen, on the other hand, was a financial backer, offering 6 million base points as funding.
By this calculation, Mo Lin only needed to come up with 4 million points to form the team… On the surface, it seemed like Qian Sen was getting the short end of the stick. With that many points, why not form his own team?
But in reality, Mo Lin was responsible for recruiting members and managing team upgrades, among other things.
And…
If Ye Sheng wasn’t mistaken, Mo Lin had definitely roped them into this scheme, labeling them as accomplices.
To be precise, he was leveraging Gu Luoyu’s identity as an esper to gain an advantage… At the very least, Qian Sen’s scrutinizing gaze when he heard Gu Luoyu was an esper confirmed this.
No wonder Mo Lin had been in such a hurry to call them over.
Ye Sheng glanced at Mo Lin, who responded with a pleading smile, like a puppy showing its belly, admitting his mistake.
It was confirmed!
However, they couldn’t just reap the benefits; it had to be a mutually beneficial partnership.
Seeing that Ye Sheng didn’t expose him on the spot, Mo Lin perked up and finally dared to introduce Ye Sheng and Gu Luoyu to the team members.
“This is Ye Sheng, my Sister Ye. We’ve completed missions together before. She’s a very capable person~”
When it came to introducing Ye Sheng, Mo Lin held back and ultimately chose a safe, unremarkable version.
After all, he couldn’t very well tell his team members that Ye Sheng was an ordinary person but had an uncanny ability to attract espers…
The introduction of Ye Sheng was rather bland, and the team members didn’t react much, simply seeing her as a tag-along. But when Mo Lin mentioned that Gu Luoyu was an Esper, everyone was shocked.
Unlike the two vice-captains, who had known in advance, the others had no idea, but they didn’t doubt Mo Lin’s words… After all, once they went on missions, her abilities would be revealed, and there was no hiding it.
Thus, the team members looked at Gu Luoyu with admiration and awe, and even the bystanders nearby were stunned.
Who would have thought that an esper would join a team!
Gu Luoyu, at the center of attention, remained expressionless, her demeanor cold and aloof, completely ignoring everyone else. Meanwhile, Ye Sheng’s face turned red, feeling both proud and wanting to bask in the reflected glory.
Hehe, only she had the golden thigh to cling to. Let the others be jealous~
Seeing Ye Sheng’s adorable face growing redder by the second, on the verge of overheating, Gu Luoyu quickly spoke up, “Is the team application not ready yet?”